FC Systems Architect

As the fastest growing distributor of food service equipment parts, we like to do things a little differently. We believe our team should be like family. Not like a second cousin, twice removed, but more like the family you choose to be with every day. First, you have to demonstrate our core values and keep safety as your #1 priority , that’s key.

But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list.

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of food service equipment parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on t he Inc. 5000 list, twelve years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 list eight times.

Plus, we were voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace in 2020.

• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Casual dress code
• On-demand pay options:
  Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

As a FC Systems Architect ( internally known as a FC Sorcerer ) , you will join an award - winning team, driving the productivity of a fast-growing, highly automated Fulfillment center ( FC ) operation. At Parts Town, we don't just use High Jump, we relentlessly innovate with it. Since 2015, we've been building our capabilities, and now it's time to bring our team's knowledge to the highest level.

That's where you come in! You are an industry expert in High Jump systems, from seamless implementation to high-performance execution. You have mastered best practices in database tuning, change management, and High Jump development across all platforms (Page Editor, Architect, SQL). Most importantly, you're looking for an eager group of experienced analysts and developers to mentor and grow into a truly world class team.

• You collaborate with the High Jump development team and FC leaders to design innovative solutions for our most pressing operational challenges
• You lead the team's best practices, procedures, and standards, ensuring that we maintain ironclad change control and testing protocols.
• You serve as an expert resource to the entire team – often answering questions no one else can!
• You find root cause solutions for our toughest performance issues and find durable fixes for any system vulnerabilities or stability concerns.

• You are a SQL and/or WMS developer/analyst with 10+ years of experience or more
• You have 10+ years’ experience in operational production environments, so you understand general best practices around incremental process improvement
• You’ve developed and supported high-volume complex applications, so you appreciate techniques for writing code that is easy to test, highly configurable, and readily scalable with the operation
• You enjoy interacting with your users and truly understanding their challenges. That is what drives your passion for innovation – you love solving hard problems that serve a key business need
• You are insanely detail oriented. I t really matters to you that your work is clear, correct, and easily maintainable by your teammates.
• You ask A LOT of questions – the more questions, the better
• You are adaptable and can tackle shifting priorities – We are a fast-growing company, and that means being nimble to capitalize on opportunities when they arise
• You share our core values and you want to work with other…